Museum docent finds joy in giving tours to Alzheimer’s patients

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Posted on 22nd December 2010 by Brian in Links |Local Media |Programs and Events

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Cameron Art Museum's Connections Tours

Did you know CAM offers special tours to Alzhiemer’s patients? Individuals with their caregivers or family members meet in small groups with specially trained docents to view the artworks and discuss the memories so often evoked by art. Tours are offered on the first and third Monday of each month.

Read more about Museum Docent Beverly Turner and our Connections program in this article from Star News.
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For more info or to register for these programs please call Georgia Mastroieni at 910-395-5999 ext. 1019. or mail to: georgia@cameronartmuseum.com

Real-life Da Vinci Code?: Historians discover tiny numbers and letters in the eyes of the Mona Lisa

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Posted on 13th December 2010 by Brian in Art News |Links

The Mona Lisa

Lovers of the famous Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece Mona Lisa have been wondering about the secret behind those sly eyes for hundreds of years, but few if any ever thought they could contain an actual code.

The Mona Lisa was at the center of a new mystery yesterday after art detectives took a fresh look at the masterpiece – and noticed something in her eyes.

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Museum of London’s Augmented Reality App for Historical Photos

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Posted on 2nd December 2010 by Brian in Art News |Links

The Museum of London has launched an amazing iPhone app called StreetMuseum. Developed with creative agency Brothers and Sisters, Street Museum makes use of geo tagging and Google Maps to guide users to sites in London where, using the iPhone, historical images of the city appear.

Just choose a spot from the map or use GPS to locate an image close by. Hold your camera up to the street scene or building and see how the scene looked decades ago. For a more interactive expirience the “3d” mode allows for the old photos to overlap.

More info on the app can be found at www.museumoflondon.org.uk